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LOT 0775

Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp with Animal Head Handle

5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 in. (86 grams, 85 mm wide).

With integral handle shaped as an animal head, sub-circular filling hole, radiating raised lines to the shoulder; a palm leaf to base. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s.
From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0775

Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp with Animal Head Handle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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